Best Literary Fiction Of 21st Century

“I find you, Hope Embers, guilty of treason, and I hereby sentence you to death by beheading under the full moon in two days' time.” *** Everyone thinks Hope is dead after her father was assassinated, even her best friend, Orion. Hidden far from the world, deep underground, 19-year-old Hope has been held captive by her father's Beta, Lucian, the mastermind behind the assassination. The night Hope escapes, there's only one place she can run—her former best friend’s pack. But what if Orion, once her closest ally, isn’t the friend she remembers? What if, instead of a warm reunion, she finds a cold reception, as he is now in love with someone else? Amid this turmoil, a hidden puppet master pulls the strings, keeping secrets that could shatter everything Hope thought she knew.

This is a story of a poor girl Emily whose only goal is to excel in studies and become a famous fashion designer so that she can support her mother who is her only family. After getting a scholarship from a prestigious Academy, Emily moves to a small town Odessa with her mother to achieve her goals but the woods in the small town calls her soul! Emily realises that she was Clara in her previous life who was in deep love with Edward and they managed to flee from the cruel world and started a life in the very woods of Odessa more than a century back! But even then, their love story remained incomplete since both Clara and Edward were killed. In the present life Emily meets Edward again but he is reborn as Adrian Fords, a rich Billionaire who is not only a womanizer and an arrogant and rude man but he hates Emily! How will Emily touch his heart and make him remember their past life? Will he be able to remember at all? I am sure you all will love this story as it will be thrilling as well as intriguing! How will she be able to fulfil their destiny? Will they be able to complete their love story and have a life together? Let us find out!! :)

Friends turn lovers romance... Alexis Crawford and Mason Davis are childhood best friends, but over the years since college they have kind of drifted apart but with Alexis moving to New York and living in the same building with Mason they get their friendship back on track. But things change when their feelings for each other resurfaces, they both want and crave each other but they don't want to act on it with the fear of ruining their friendship.. Can a friends with benefits situation work for them or not?

Finley James never asked for the spotlight—she just kept ending up in it. All she ever wanted was basketball. Nothing else mattered. She grew up with the best coaches she could’ve imagined: her brother and his best friend. They were her whole world, the ones who taught her everything she knew. But after she turned eighteen, one night of giving in to her feelings changed everything. And she paid the price. Colton Reed was already a rising star by his freshman year, but the attention never interested him. His heart belonged to the game—and to his best friend’s sister. He knew that was a line he couldn’t cross. He wouldn’t risk the friendships that meant everything to him. Until one night, he did. With the biggest regret of his life and the happiest day of his life all at the same time, he left. He didn’t have a choice. He couldn’t look his best friend in the eyes anymore. Years later they find themselves playing for the same league in the same city.

*The children of Gaia is the first book in the series Thirteen tribes, forming from the intro book Hybrid.* Rainn is the daughter of alpha Edgar and luna Gabriella of tribe Arcane, they are the royal descended bloodline of and therefor reign over an ancient and powerful tribe of werewolves called the children of Gaia. Rainn and Kai have been best friends since they were born, how could they not be when they share a birthday and he’s the youngest son of the beta. Their eighteenth birthdays are coming up and both of them can’t wait to finally be able to give themselves to one another, becoming mates for life. But things take a drastic turn when both Rainn and Kai discover that they are not fated mates, instead Rainn comes to the shocking discovery that she’s fated to Kai’s older brother, Beau. This sends her life in complete turmoil as she begins to wrestle with emotions building inside for Beau and her loyalty to her best friend, Kai. This won’t end well, someone’s going to get hurt. But as future Luna and queen of Gaia, Rainn’s position will demand that one of the brother’s stand by her side as alpha, except which one?

Donnah Carbonell has been very close to her only sister, Aliyah, that when she committed suicide, she couldn’t accept it and felt that her sister’s boyfriend has something to do with it. That is why she promised herself that she’ll know the truth behind Aliyah's death. She will do her best to stay close to Clyde Agustin so she can gather infos about their relationship and avenge the death of her sister. But what if she’ll accidentally fell for him during the process? What will happen?

WARNING !!: This collection is not for the faint of heart. These stories involve choking, spanking and raw sinful desires. Enter only if you’re ready to be tied by the chains of ecstasy. This compilation brings you a variety of spicy short stories, each having a different journey into the raw, intoxicating world of BDSM. Whether it’s a professor making his student kneel, an alpha punishing his maid, or a best friend daring you to give in, these stories will keep your pulse racing and your imagination tied down to the very last page. In this collection, submission isn’t weakness, it’s the ultimate temptation. Once you step in, you’ll be drowned in a pool of desires.

In the bustling heart of New York, Briget Morris, a determined saleswoman at a Jewelry shop struggles to make her dreams come to reality as she faces countless hardships and tragic issues in her past relationships. Giving up on love, she decides to face her career, work hard, and be the CEO of the best mining company in the USA. When she encounters Nicholas, a wealthy philanthropist who owns a mining company with haunted pasts, at a high-profile charity spotlight, their worlds collide in an unexpected way. As they navigate the complexities of love, ambition, and societal expectations. Nicholas and Bridget must confront their fears and insecurities. Will the shadow of their past tear them apart? Will Bridget give love a second chance?

Si Tajana Canizales ay apo ng isang tanyag na pamilya sa probinsya. Siya ay kilala dahil sa angkin niyang ganda, talento at talino. Pero sa likod ng perpektong pagkatao niya, walang nakakaalam na siya ay nababalot ng mga sikreto. Ano ang mangyayari kapag nalaman ng pamilya niya ang lahat ng kanyang lihim? Ano nga ba ang mga itinatago ni Tajana? Magawa pa kaya siyang mahalin ng mga tao sa kabila ng kanyang mga lihim? Saan siya dadalhin ng kanyang mga sikreto?

Arohi vashisth is a 24-year-old beautiful girl working in a Advertising agency of Pune. A past tragedy changed her perception of life, she was sure that she will never fall in love again. But little did she know that she will catch the eye of Ranvijay sahay the mafia don of Mumbai. Ranvijay sahay fell in love at first with arohi and now she was his obsession. "I don't care what you think about me, I am not born to impress you?" Arohi vashisth. "If you think I am bad then you are wrong as I am the worst " Ranvijay sahay